In honor of the fact that I'm going to see The Decemberists playing live in a few hours, today we're talking about my pet subject:  writing.

How were you taught to write?  Critical papers?  Personal essays?  Stories?

What do you think should be taught in an all-encompassing (as in, without a specific concentration) creative writing class?  Just cover ( Read more... )

"What are now called 'Departments of English' will be renamed departments of 'Cultural Studies' where Batman comics, Mormon theme parks, television, movies, and rock will replace Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Wallace Stevens." -Harold Bloom, Elegaic Conclusion


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Because she said she was expecting pictures.


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What should the choice of required school readings be based on?  Historical significance?  Aesthetic nature?  Political agenda?

Shoot me some opinions, folks.

Oh my, but this is actually rather fun.  I've been keeping myself from geeking out for ages and now I have a captive audience who talks back on the subject ( Read more... )

I'm playing with the point of my blog a bit.  I'll still post fiction because I like doing so, however I will also be posting frequent open ended questions pertaining to the field and study of English Literature.  Most likely I'll also include art ( Read more... )

What's one book you think it would be fascinating to study in a classroom but can't imagine a professor putting onto the reading list?

Why that book?

1)  Go play in Sarah's game.

2)  After her game is over, come play in mine.  Co-modded by our very own Mith, it will be a game to remember, in honor of my country's fast-approaching presidential election.  Details aren't posted yet, but oh they exist.  And according to my very characteristic style, this game has a twist you haven't seen before.

In which:

-three characters, one of which may in fact be the title character, are introduced
-a cat who goes by many names goes missing
-we learn that hobos aren't always poor

Chapter One:  A Chance Meeting

A web-serial which can be found at http://ljonesfictions.blogspot.com/Read more... )